Thanksgiving break has finally arrived. I've flat run out of energy for the semester, but, I don't get to take a break from my studies, for when I return from break, I have my math final Monday (scream) and my pharmacology final Thursday (yelp).
This week was very non-eventful school wise. We learned how to give intramuscular and subcutaneous injections. True fact: The gluteus maximus is no longer the preferred site for deep muscle injections. Apparently, too many folks were inadvertently hitting the sciatic nerve (youch!) So now, we give these intramuscular injections....wait for it.....in between the anterior superior iliac spine and the iliac crest.
We had a fundamentals of nursing exam on Monday, that I thought went pretty well, but apparently this was a tough exam, and I received a B. Better, compared to some of my classmates who failed or got C's. Surprisingly, I only minded a little bit. I still have an overall A in the class, and I only have the final left. The final that's worth 200 points. I could still manage to pull off an A.
Last week, I wrote about the desire to have a real life conversation with someone. Well, it occured to me that it's okay to reach out to people and ask them to hang out. (I have this deep seeded fear of rejection, hence why I rarely ask anyone to do anything with me. Lame, I know.) Anyway, I reached out to a friend Monday night, and it turned out to be a really enjoyable evening. He treated me to dinner, which at this point is life saving, being that I have very little money, and then we watched football, and chatted. It was enough for this little nursing student to feel human again. I did the same thing with another friend Wednesday, and sure enough; it was uplifting.
My roommate came home early Wednesday evening and told me she thinks I spend too much time in my room, and she'll start calling me Rapunzel from now on. It's simply where I study best. Besides, I'm fatigued almost all the time, and my joint pain is slowly returning. I go where I'm comfortable.
Pretty boring entry for this week. Until next time.
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